Waring, Joseph IoorPediatrician, medical historian. Waring was born in Charleston on September 4, 1897, the son of Joseph Ioor Waring and Emma…
Wayne, Arthur TrezevantOrnithologist. Wayne was born in Blackville on January 1, 1863, where his parents, Daniel Gabriel Wayne and Harriott Ward, had…
Wayside HospitalsWayside hospitals were formed across South Carolina during the Civil War as means to care for sick and wounded Confederate…
Whitten CenterWhitten Center was South Carolina’s first and largest institution housing persons labeled as mentally handicapped or developmentally disabled. Located in…
Whitten, Benjamin OtisPhysician. Whitten was born on August 12, 1886, in Pendleton, one of six children born to Edward Whitten and Martha…
Williams, Hannah EnglishNaturalist. Not much has been recorded about Hannah English Williams’s early life. Her birth date, birthplace, and parents’ names are…
Williamston(Anderson County; 2020 pop. 4,298). Around 1842 West Allen Williams discovered the mineral spring on his property that gave rise…
Wilson, RobertPhysician, educator. Wilson was born at Stateburg on August 23, 1867, the son of the Reverend Robert Wilson, M.D., and…
Woodrow, JamesScientist, educator, college president. Born in Carlisle, England, on May 30, 1828, James Woodrow, son of Reverend Thomas Woodrow and…
Wylie, Walker GillNot only did Wylie bring new ideas into the medical community, by the mid1890s he had become interested in engineering and the process of converting water into electricity. Wylie partnered with James Buchanan Duke to create Duke Power Company, now Duke Energy Corporation.
Yellow FeverThe first major epidemic struck Charleston in 1699, killing about fifteen percent of the population, including many officials.
Young, Anne AustinYoung promoted philanthropy. In Clinton she led efforts to create Whitten Village, a facility for mentally retarded patients.
